American Game Designer
1. In the first sentence of the passage, the author refers to “antisocial gamers” primarily to
(B) acknowledge a belief that is likely to be held by some of her audience
6. The first paragraph is organized to heighten interest in the subject by
(A) first suggesting political causes of an infrastructure failure, then revealing jellyfish as a surprising agent of this event
TRIPLE
10. Which of the following sentences first expresses the main claim of the passage?
(B) Sentence 6
The overall attitude or feeling that a writer conveys through their language is known as...
what is tone
“She sells seashells by the seashore” is an example of this literary device.
What is alliteration
2. In the fourth paragraph, the author includes a quotation by Einstein primarily to
(A) appeal to the authority of a figure whom her audience is likely to respect
7. In the third sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author mentions the number of swimmers treated by the Spanish Red Cross primarily to
(A) amplify her point about the dangers posed by jellyfish to humans
11.
The writer wants to begin the passage by emphasizing the exciting and strange nature of the events discussed in the first paragraph.
In September 2018, an amazing spectacle took place in the skies above Olympic National Park: blindfolded,sedated mountain goats hovered in the air, suspended in harnesses from a helicopter.
Which of the following versions of the underlined text best accomplishes this goal?
(A) (as it is now)
How many essays do you need to write for the second section of the exam? Bonus naming all
What is 3: Rhetorical Analysis, Argument, and Synthesis
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is called this.
what is an anaphora
3. In the last sentence of the fifth paragraph, the author refers to “wikis and forums” in order to
(B) illustrate a point about the ease of collaboration enabled by the Internet
DOUBLE
8. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s thesis in the passage?
(C) Expanding populations of jellyfish are causing increasing problems in many parts of the world.
The writer wants to add a sentence at the end of the first paragraph to express the thesis of the passage in more detail. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?
(A) It will ultimately benefit the well-being of the goats, the safety of human visitors, and the park’s ecosystem.
The writer is considering deleting the underlined text in sentence 14 (reproduced below).
Salt in human sweat is a goat magnet; worse still, some thoughtless and irresponsible people feed the goats directly.
Should the writer keep or delete the underlined text?
(C) Delete it, because it distracts from the writer’s purpose of emphasizing human safety concerns by using language that focuses blame on human visitors to the park.
A fallacy that misrepresents an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack is known as this.
What is strawman fallacy
4. Taken as a whole, the reasoning and evidence in the passage primarily defend a claim regarding
(C) a beneficial aspect of video gaming
9. Throughout the passage, the author advances her main point by employing which of the following methods?
(B) Recounting multiple incidents that demonstrate the threat represented by jellyfish
13. The writer wants to clarify the point made in the first part of sentence 8 (reproduced below).
First, goats are not indigenous to the region; the area began to be advertised as a vacation destination in the early twentieth century.
Which of the following versions of the underlined text best accomplishes this goal?
(B) hunters introduced goats to the Olympics in the 1920s
In sentence 19 (reproduced below), the writer is considering deleting the underlined phrase.
Resettled in the remote parts of the park, where salt licks are plentiful and hikers are scarce, the goats will likely regain their natural wariness of people.
Should the writer keep or delete the underlined phrase?
(B) Keep it, because it draws on evidence from the third paragraph to make a more persuasive case for why the North Cascades are a good place to resettle the goats.
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This term describes a deliberate understatement, often used for ironic or humorous effect.
What is litotes?
5. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s thesis?
(D) Video gaming helps develop collaborative problem-solving skills that can be useful in the real world.
This device involves the repetition of a grammatical structure for rhetorical effect, often emphasizing a point through parallel phrasing.
14. The writer wants sentence 11 (reproduced below) to serve as evidence that reinforces the argument of the passage.
In the 1980s, a brief attempt to relocate the goats was met with public outcry.
Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 11 best accomplishes this goal?
(D) resulted in noticeable improvements in the park’s environment
The writer wants to conclude the passage by reiterating the main claim. Which of the following sentences best accomplishes this goal?
(D) The Olympics, the North Cascades, the mountain goats, and human park visitors all stand to benefit from the goat relocation program.
(DOUBLE) This syntactic structure features parallel grammatical constructions in reverse order, as in JFK’s famous quote: “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
What is Chiasmus?